R. S. Marcondes

Geo-genomic predictors of genetree heterogeneity in an Amazonian bird (Thamnophilus aethiops)

The paper uses genomic data to predict biogeographic patterns in an Amazonian bird, finding that chromosome length and genomic processes influence genealogical divergence and introgression.

Constraint and innovation in color evolution among species and among plumage patches in five avian radiations

The paper analyzes color evolution across five bird clades, finding that new color mechanisms enable new color space occupancy but not increased diversity, and that interpatch variation diverges from interspecies trends in males.

Climate, crypsis and Gloger's rule in a large family of tropical passerine birds (Furnariidae)

This study examines the relationship between climate, habitat light environments, and plumage brightness in Furnariidae birds, finding that cooler climates and darker habitats are associated with darker plumage.